Ian Blackford
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Ian Blackford is a Scottish National Party politician who served as the party’s Westminster leader and represents the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency in the UK Parliament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ian Blackford canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8780378 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Blackford Context triple: [Ross, Skye and Lochaber, hasMP, Ian Blackford]
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A.
Edward Almond
Edward Almond was a U.S. Army lieutenant general best known for leading X Corps during the Korean War, including its role in the Inchon Landing and subsequent operations.
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B.
Graham Baldwin
Graham Baldwin is a British academic and university leader who serves as the vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire.
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C.
Kevin Bartlett
Kevin Bartlett is a legendary Australian rules footballer and coach best known for his prolific goal-kicking and long career with the Richmond Football Club in the VFL/AFL.
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D.
Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician known for his cabinet roles in the 1990s and his popular railway travel television series.
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E.
Leon Brittan
Leon Brittan was a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and European Commissioner, during the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Blackford Target entity description: Ian Blackford is a Scottish National Party politician who served as the party’s Westminster leader and represents the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency in the UK Parliament.
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A.
Edward Almond
Edward Almond was a U.S. Army lieutenant general best known for leading X Corps during the Korean War, including its role in the Inchon Landing and subsequent operations.
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B.
Graham Baldwin
Graham Baldwin is a British academic and university leader who serves as the vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire.
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C.
Kevin Bartlett
Kevin Bartlett is a legendary Australian rules footballer and coach best known for his prolific goal-kicking and long career with the Richmond Football Club in the VFL/AFL.
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D.
Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician known for his cabinet roles in the 1990s and his popular railway travel television series.
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E.
Leon Brittan
Leon Brittan was a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and European Commissioner, during the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented | Ross, Skye and Lochaber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-05-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedTo | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election | 2015 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| employer |
Deutsche Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeAsSNPWestminsterLeader | 2022-12 ⓘ |
| familyName | Blackford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ian Blackford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the SNP group at Westminster during the Brexit process ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Member of Parliament for Ross, Skye and Lochaber ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyRole | SNP Westminster group leader ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Scottish independence
ⓘ
pro-European Union ⓘ |
| politicalFocus |
Brexit and UK–EU relations
ⓘ
Scottish constitutional issues ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Ross, Skye and Lochaber ⓘ |
| predecessorAsSNPWestminsterLeader | Angus Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reElectedInElection |
2017 United Kingdom general election
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2019 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRepresented | Highlands and Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Isle of Skye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Blackford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2015-05-07 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsSNPWestminsterLeader | 2017-06 ⓘ |
| successorAsSNPWestminsterLeader | Stephen Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twitterHandle | @IanBlackford_MP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ian Blackford Description of subject: Ian Blackford is a Scottish National Party politician who served as the party’s Westminster leader and represents the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency in the UK Parliament.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.